Health and Medical News Headlines for December 13, 2008

Two Endometrial Cancer Treatments May Not Work (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Removal of the pelvic lymph nodes, as well as external beam radiation, should not be part of routine care for women with early endometrial cancer, two new studies show.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm

New Food Pyramid Is Aimed at Kids (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new federal government food pyramid for preschoolers may help parents deal with picky eating problems, especially as youngsters are introduced to new kinds of foods during Christmas meals.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:02 pm

Breast changes tell whether treatment works: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may be possible to predict which breast cancer patients will be helped by tamoxifen based on changes in so-called breast density, researchers reported on Saturday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 1:04 pm

Zimbabwe seen eyeing fresh polls

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe might be forced to hold early elections if a constitutional bill creating a power-sharing government with the opposition fails in parliament, state media...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 11:12 am

A Study Reveals The Anti Inflammatory Properties Of Virgin Olive Oil

Researchers from the Hospital Universitario Reina SofÃa de CÃ³rdoba (University Hospital Reina SofÃa of CÃ³rdoba, Spain) have carried out a study in order to determine the influence of the micronutrients of certain fats on cardiovascular diseases, diabetes or cancer, and if their consumption might modify the inflammatory process in healthy people.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Study Showed New Episodes Of Depression Delayed In People Taking Duloxetine

Duloxetine hydrochloride (Cymbalta®/Xeristar®), administered at 60 to 120 mg once daily, delayed the onset of a new episode of depression in patients with recurrent depressive disorder, compared with placebo (pAdditional Study Findings -- Time to worsening of depressive symptoms was significantly longer in the duloxetine treated group compared with the placebo-treated group.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Study Looks At Health Problems Of Immigrant Workers At WTC

Immigrant workers involved in rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center (WTC) had health concerns similar to those of U.S.-born workers, but experienced many barriers to obtaining adequate health care, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Schering-Plough Announces FDA Approval Of PEGINTRON(TM) And REBETOL(R) Combination Therapy For Treating Pediatric Hepatitis C

First and only approved peginterferon in combination with ribavirin for previously untreated children with chronic hepatitis C addresses unmet medical need Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today announced that the U.S.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Nurses Act Locally And Globally To Close The Health Disparities Gap

While America's overall health is looking up, not everyone has shared equally in the good news. Millions, including many minority and low-income individuals of all ages, remain on the outskirts of the health care system, resulting in significant and often untreated acute and chronic illnesses. Consider: African-American men experience AIDS at 7.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Brain Enzyme May Play Key Role In Controlling Appetite And Weight Gain

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that overactivity of a brain enzyme may play a role in preventing weight gain and obesity. The findings were reported in Cell Metabolism.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

New Website For People With Multiple Sclerosis

MS Invigor8, a website developed by researchers at the University of Southampton, to treat fatigue in people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) will be completed on Friday (12 December) and is ready to be trialled.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Schering Plough Announces FDA Approval Of PEGINTRON(TM) And REBETOL(R) Combination Therapy For Treating Pediatric Hepatitis C

Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval to PEGINTRON(TM) (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL(R) (ribavirin, USP) combination therapy for use in previously untreated patients 3 years of age and older with chronic hepatitis C.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Wyeth Announces Positive Data From Phase 2 Study Of Neratinib In Advanced HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced data from an open-label phase 2 clinical trial of neratinib (HKI-272) in women with advanced HER-2-positive breast cancer. These data suggest that neratinib has antitumor activity in patients with advanced breast cancer positive for the ErbB-2 receptor (also known as HER-2 or Neu).
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

Good News For Young Male Cancer Patients

"Young men undergoing treatment for cancer often want to know how the disease and its treatment affect their chances of fathering healthy children. Our large-scale study shows that there is a slightly higher risk of deformities, but the actual risk of having a child with deformities is nevertheless extremely low.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today | 13 Dec 2008 | 9:00 am

N.F.L. Meeting Irks Wives of Ill Retirees

The wives of retired football players with dementia have been barred from N.F.L. meetings discussing later-life care for their husbands.

Source: NYT > Health | 13 Dec 2008 | 8:42 am

Morning Rounds: New Smoking Bans, Allergies and Pregnancy, and Colonoscopy Drugs Under Scrutiny

Health news from around the Web.

Source: NYT > Health | 13 Dec 2008 | 7:56 am

Vatican Issues Instruction on Bioethics

The text reinforces the church’s opposition to human cloning, in vitro fertilization and other procedures.

Source: NYT > Health | 13 Dec 2008 | 7:00 am

Study of Tumor Recurrence May Change Drug Guidelines

HER2-positive cancer should be treated aggressively after surgery even when tumors are very small, according to new research.

Source: NYT > Health | 13 Dec 2008 | 6:32 am

Wyeth’s Use of Medical Ghostwriters Questioned

The pharmaceutical company paid ghostwriters to produce articles favorable to its drug Prempro, according to Congressional letters.

Source: NYT > Health | 13 Dec 2008 | 6:30 am

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Dec 2008 | 4:48 am

Caltex Australia restarts 110,000 bpd refinery

SYDNEY, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Caltex Australia Ltd , Australia's only listed oil refiner and marketer, said on Saturday it was restarting its 110,000 barrel per day Lytton refinery that had been shut a day...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 3:40 am

Research, maintenance at reactor cut isotope supply

TORONTO - A research project and an early start to scheduled maintenance at Atomic Energy Canada Ltd.'s nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont. has temporarily reduced the world supply of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:54 am

Small breast tumors might need more treatment: study

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Little breast tumors that seemed cured after surgery are more likely to come back if they are the type known as HER2 positive, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:18 am

Small breast tumors might need more treatment-US study

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Little breast tumors that seemed cured after surgery are more likely to come back if they are the type known as HER2 positive, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:09 am

UPDATE 1-Liberty unveils plans for entertainment spin-off

NEW YORK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp , the holding company owned by media mogul John Malone, on Friday unveiled its plan to split off most of its Liberty Entertainment unit , which owns the...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 2:02 am

UPDATE 3-Elan cuts costs as shareholder urges CEO ouster

Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 1:16 am

Safe Sex (Time.com)

Time.com - It's been exactly 15 years since the FDA first approved "female condoms," but it still hasn't found its niche. But a Seattle-based non-profit group is hoping to change that
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 13 Dec 2008 | 12:40 am

U.S. agency issues botulism warning for salted fish from N.B. company

HALIFAX, N.S. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising retailers and restaurants in the United States to stop selling a type of salted fish from New Brunswick because of...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 12:31 am

Preterm baby 'lung growth hope'

British researchers have identified a potential target for encouraging lung growth in very premature babies.
Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 13 Dec 2008 | 12:28 am

Maple Leaf CEO talks food safety in new pre-Christmas TV ads

Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) will be coming to television screens across Canada to tout his company's obsession with food safety. The new campaign comes several months after a deadly...
Source: Infocious RSS raw feed - channel BNewsHealth | 13 Dec 2008 | 12:13 am

New test aims to predict breast cancer risk better (AP)

AP - A new test to predict an ordinary woman's odds of getting breast cancer works better than a method doctors have relied on for decades, researchers reported Friday. The test is the first to combine dozens of genes and personal factors like age and childbearing to gauge risk in women who don't have a strong family history of the disease. They account for three-fourths of all cases.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:37 pm

US FDA Advisers Back New Female Condom

A potentially less-costly version of Female Health Co's condom for women won unanimous backing from a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 11:27 pm

FDA reconsiders consumer advice on fish (AP)

AP - For years, the federal government has recommended that pregnant women and young children limit their consumption of fish to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:33 pm

Vatican hardens opposition to stem cell research (AP)

AP - The Vatican hardened its opposition Friday to using embryos for stem cell research, cloning and in-vitro fertilization. But in a major new document on bioethics, it showed flexibility on some forms of gene therapy and left open questions surrounding embryo adoption.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:16 pm

Study: Small breast tumors may need more treatment (AP)

AP - Some women with small breast tumors may have a greater risk of the cancer recurring after treatment than has been believed, and might benefit from taking the drug Herceptin, a new study suggests.
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:05 pm

Patients With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries May Not Need Surgery

A study shows similar muscle strength and function at 2 to 5 years in patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries treated with training and surgical reconstruction or training only.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm

Leisure-Time Physical Activity Protects Against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

A cross-sectional, population-based study shows that especially anaerobic physical activity may be protective against nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, mediated by a reduced rate of abdominal obesity.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm

Prescribed Exercise Increases Physical Activity in Middle-Aged Women

In a randomized controlled trial, A UK program of exercise on prescription increased physical activity and quality of life for 2 years, although falls and injuries also increased.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm

Zinc Nutritive Status Linked to Osteocalcin in Type 1 Diabetics

There is a positive relationship between zinc intake and osteocalcin, a marker of bone formation, in type 1 diabetes, according to the results of a study.
Reuters Health Information
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 10:00 pm

AAAP 2008: Progesterone May Diminish Cocaine Craving

In a laboratory study of cocaine users, progesterone reduced craving and the feeling of being stimulated by cocaine, researchers report.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 9:58 pm

Adverse Event Reporting Systems May Need Improvement

A national survey evaluated the present status of US hospital-based adverse event reporting systems and suggested needed improvements in reporting processes.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 9:29 pm

Hyperinflation, cholera, politics curse Zimbabwe (AP)

AP - Sibongile Mlilo says it's not hard to think Zimbabwe is cursed mired in political deadlock, the economy in tatters and hundreds of people dying of cholera.

Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 12 Dec 2008 | 8:17 pm

SABCS 2008: Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab Should Be a Standard for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

For locally advanced breast cancer, adding trastuzumab to chemotherapy before surgery almost halved the relative risk for relapse.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 7:36 pm

ASH 2008: Pralatrexate Shows Promise in Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma

The investigational agent pralatrexate produced complete and partial responses in patients with refractory or relapsed peripheral T-cell lymphoma, and might provide a novel platform for future treatment regimens.
Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines | 12 Dec 2008 | 7:30 pm

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